Hi everyone,
I’m new here, both on the site and as a cat carer. I need your help.
Cats aren’t generally accepted in my country as they’re believed to be evil but I love them very much. I ran into this kitten about to be killed by a security man on Thursday (6th Aug) and I took it.
It looked skinny and tiny. Its eyes were shut and it won’t stop crying. It was probably a little less than 1week old, according to what I read.
I had no idea what caring for a cat was like so I searched the internet and for the first time, I learned about KRM. I called all the vets and pet shops, they only had ones for puppies. I tried to order on Amazon but shipping cost ten times the KRM and would be days, if not weeks before I receive it. So I fed the kitten warm water every two hours for two days until I miraculously found a pet store that had this Johnson’s Multi-Milk Gold Premium Milk Replacer for Puppies and Kittens.
When I fed it water prior, it would pee occasionally. Once, it pooped a long soft but solid poo.
When I started feeding it with the milk, its poo became really soft, almost liquid.
It is not weak or anything. It’s quite energetic, especially when it wakes up hungry. I weighed it on Saturday (8th Aug) last week and it weighed 80grams. It’s Wednesday (12th Aug) today and that hasn’t changed. I don’t know if this is normal.
Also, I noticed something it just started doing—wanting to bite my finger and sometimes aggressively. I let it a few times and it seemed to soothe it, but I also read that it’s not advisable to let it do this, so I stopped.
Monday was really emotional for me because it opened its eyes fully and they’re beautiful.
Another thing I noticed is, when it finishes feeding, it starts making a sound, and vibrating. This worries me because i feel it might be reacting to something in the milk?
It most recently now prefers to sleep on my body instead of its own bed. It literally climbs out of it, allows itself fall onto my own bed and then finds its way to my neck or arm and sleeps there.
I just need to know that this kitten will be fine. The vets here are more concerned about when it’s an adult. I’ve gone there several times and they don’t listen. If it were a puppy, they’d be all ears.
Should I worry about the weight? Is the poo normal? I feed it every two to three hours and allow it tell me when it’s full. I don’t let its milk sit for longer than 2hrs before getting rid of it and making a fresh one. I wash it’s feeding bottle in hot water after each use. I make it’s milk with warm water. I would do more if I could, but I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do.
One Vet told me not to be attached to the kitten because they usually die when they’re separated from their mum this early, but how could I not be? Please tell me what else I need to do, I’ll find a way to make it possible. I have attached a few photos to help you understand the situation better. I don’t know how to tell whether it’s he/she. I have named it Peaches anyway. Thank you.
I’m new here, both on the site and as a cat carer. I need your help.
Cats aren’t generally accepted in my country as they’re believed to be evil but I love them very much. I ran into this kitten about to be killed by a security man on Thursday (6th Aug) and I took it.
It looked skinny and tiny. Its eyes were shut and it won’t stop crying. It was probably a little less than 1week old, according to what I read.
I had no idea what caring for a cat was like so I searched the internet and for the first time, I learned about KRM. I called all the vets and pet shops, they only had ones for puppies. I tried to order on Amazon but shipping cost ten times the KRM and would be days, if not weeks before I receive it. So I fed the kitten warm water every two hours for two days until I miraculously found a pet store that had this Johnson’s Multi-Milk Gold Premium Milk Replacer for Puppies and Kittens.
When I fed it water prior, it would pee occasionally. Once, it pooped a long soft but solid poo.
When I started feeding it with the milk, its poo became really soft, almost liquid.
It is not weak or anything. It’s quite energetic, especially when it wakes up hungry. I weighed it on Saturday (8th Aug) last week and it weighed 80grams. It’s Wednesday (12th Aug) today and that hasn’t changed. I don’t know if this is normal.
Also, I noticed something it just started doing—wanting to bite my finger and sometimes aggressively. I let it a few times and it seemed to soothe it, but I also read that it’s not advisable to let it do this, so I stopped.
Monday was really emotional for me because it opened its eyes fully and they’re beautiful.
Another thing I noticed is, when it finishes feeding, it starts making a sound, and vibrating. This worries me because i feel it might be reacting to something in the milk?
It most recently now prefers to sleep on my body instead of its own bed. It literally climbs out of it, allows itself fall onto my own bed and then finds its way to my neck or arm and sleeps there.
I just need to know that this kitten will be fine. The vets here are more concerned about when it’s an adult. I’ve gone there several times and they don’t listen. If it were a puppy, they’d be all ears.
Should I worry about the weight? Is the poo normal? I feed it every two to three hours and allow it tell me when it’s full. I don’t let its milk sit for longer than 2hrs before getting rid of it and making a fresh one. I wash it’s feeding bottle in hot water after each use. I make it’s milk with warm water. I would do more if I could, but I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do.
One Vet told me not to be attached to the kitten because they usually die when they’re separated from their mum this early, but how could I not be? Please tell me what else I need to do, I’ll find a way to make it possible. I have attached a few photos to help you understand the situation better. I don’t know how to tell whether it’s he/she. I have named it Peaches anyway. Thank you.
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